The story of one of the most colourful dynasties in history, from Caesar’s rise to power in the first century BC to Nero’s death in AD 68.

A unique combination of travel guide and popular history that takes the reader on a vivid journey to the Rome of the Caesars.

Hercules, the superman, the killing machine, the myth – who was the man beneath the lion skin? This biography tells the story of the first superhero, from his traumatic birth to his dramatic death.

Hercules was more than just his twelve famous Labours. He was a father, a lover, and a general. And he was also a cattle-thief, a murderer, and a rapist. Using literary and visual sources from early Greece to the late Roman Empire, this detailed and highly accessible biography fleshes out the cha...